Feb. 4, 2014
Recap | Box Score
UIC 70, Oakland 62
UIC Pavilion (485)
Chicago, Ill.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (8-13, 3-5 HL)
• Oakland is 3-8 on the road including 2-3 in league play
• OU trailed 35-28 at the half as UIC went on a 11-1 run in the final 5:57 of the half. OU is 1-12 when trailing at intermission.
• Oakland trailed by as many as 22 points in the second half but cut the UIC lead to 7 with 53 seconds after a Peyton Apsey 3-pointer.
• OU finished the game on a 20-6 run
• The Golden Grizzlies went scoreless for 5:11 towards the end of the opening half until Amy Carlton hit a free throw with 46.3 seconds remaining
• UIC led OU 50-26 in points in the paint
• Oakland shot 28.6 percent (10-35) in the first half including 30.8 percent (4-13) from 3-point range.
• UIC outrebounded Oakland 48-44 and are 1-10 when losing the rebounding battle
• Jeff Tungate started his 1st season as head coach of the women's program after spending the last six seasons as associate head coach for the men's team
• OU finished game shooting 31.8 percent (21-66) including 25.0 percent (6-24) from behind the arc. It is the lowest field goal percentage as a team in league play
• UIC shot 42.9 percent (15-35) in the opening half but did not hit a 3-pointer going 0-5 from behind the arc
• The Flames finished shooting 41.8 percent (28-67) including just 10.0 percent (1-10) from 3-point range
• The Black and Gold outscored UIC's bench 25-8
OU-UIC SERIES NOTES
• The series is tied at 202
• UIC has swept the season series after Oakland had won the previous to matchups
PLAYER NOTES
Senior Bethany Watterworth
• Scored 17 points
• Marks her 13th double-figure scoring game of the season
• It is her 9th straight double-figure scoring effort
• Tallied 93rd career double-figure scoring game
• Lead team in scoring for 6th time
Sophomore Olivia Nash
• Scored 12 points
• Hit 2 3-pointers for 16th time this season
• Tallied team-leading 15th double-figure point effort
Senior Kim Bee
• Scored 10 points and grabbed team-high 10 rebounds
• Recorded 3rd double-double of the season
• Tied career-high with 5 blocks
• Fouled out with 4:22 left in the game
Junior Amy Carlton
• Scored 9 points
• Hit 2 or more 3-pointers for the 7th time this season
• It is just the second time in 10 games she has hit multiple triples
Sophomore Elena Popkey
• Set career-high with 8 assists
